The UN plans to extend its mandate in Iraq for another year placating the Bush Administration and the puppet regime in the Iraqi Parliament, we'll speak with Raed Jarrar about what that means for the ordinary Iraqi on the ground; Also, Palestine Bureau Chief Kristen Ess reports on the Israeli killings in Gaza; Plus, Kevin Pina, on the ground in Haiti, escorts freed political prisoner Rene Sivil home from jail; An update on Blackwater's defeat in Southern California; and the Knight Report.

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Raed Jarrar, an Iraq consultant with the American Friends Service Committee

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